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Tack rag
A piece of loosely woven cloth that has been dipped into a varnish oil and wrung out. When it becomes tacky or sticky, it is used to wipe a surface to remove small particles of dust.

Tack rag
A special cloth used to clean a wood surface before paint is applied.

Tack weld
A small, temporary weld applied to hold parts in place until a permanent weld is made.

Tacking
Adding a period of time onto another.

Tackle
Ropes and pulleys used for lifting heavy loads.

Tackless installation
Where carpet is laid over pad and stretched to fit over tack strips, which are specially made strips of wood with implanted tacks to hold the carpet snugly to the wall. Also called wall-to-wall installation.

Tackless strip
A strip of wood with small, sharp fasteners pointing upwards used to secure wall-to-wall carpeting around the edges of a room.

Tacky
Sticky - for example, adhesive or paint that hasn't completely dried.

Tail beam
A joist with one end resting on a wall and the other on a header.

Tail cut
A cut made on an overhanging rafter.

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